Retail developers are concentrating on various forms of retail malls across Florida

The only new enclosed mall on course to open in Florida is The Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota. It features strong anchor tenants Saks Fifth Ave, Dillards and Macys along with 125 other stores and restaurants. The fact that there’s only one being built is of course not a sign that this particular retail format has outlived its usefulness or is headed for extinction. What’s clear is that developers are not falling over themselves at the moment to put up huge new malls without making ve...